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### Viewing cable 09USNATO563, RFG: HOW TO KEEP THE DUTCH IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN

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09USNATO563 | 2009-12-03 15:03 | 2011-01-20 08:08 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Mission USNATO

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 USNATO 000563

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2019
    TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AF
    SUBJECT: RFG: HOW TO KEEP THE DUTCH IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN

    Classified By: Ambassador Ivo Daalder for reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).

    ¶1. (C/NF) This is a request for guidance by OOB Brussels time
    on December 4. See para 7.

    ¶2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. On December 2, the U.S. Ambassador and
    NATO Secretary General (SYG) Rasmussen received a demarche
    from The Dutch PermRep to NATO, Frank Majoor, requesting
    options The Hague could pursue to keep a Dutch presence in
    southern Afghanistan. Majoor said that The Hague would make
    a decision on its future role in Afghanistan on December 7
    and sought ideas that he could present to The Hague as
    possible alternatives to a Dutch withdrawal from Uruzgan.
    According to Majoor, Dutch senior leadership was interested
    in maintaining a military presence as part of NATO's
    International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in
    southern Afghanistan, but the option to stay in Uruzgan was
    virtually off the table. He described the political
    situation on this issue as increasingly complicated and hotly
    debated in The Hague. The NATO SYG thought that a reduction
    of a Dutch presence in Uruzgan would counterbalance years of
    efforts it undertook to build good relations with local
    officials and acquire an understanding of the local
    situation. END SUMMARY.

    Uruzgan Is Not An Option
    -------------------------

    ¶3. (C/NF) The Dutch PermRep Majoor told the U.S. Ambassador
    and NATO SYG Rasmussen, in separate discussions, that senior
    Dutch leadership would soon make a decision not to continue
    as the lead nation in Uruzgan province and continuation of a
    Dutch role in any capacity in the province was seemingly
    remote. Majoor also said that the continuation of the Dutch
    Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and its development
    activities in the province were increasingly unlikely.

    But...We'd Like To Stay In The South
    --------------------------

    ¶4. (C/NF) Majoor said, in light of the pending withdrawal,
    The Hague was still interested in continuing a military
    presence in southern Afghanistan. He sought ideas to find a
    coherent military solution to an imminent decision to
    withdraw and asked Daalder and Rasmussen what else the Dutch
    could do in southern Afghanistan to continue as part of the
    ISAF mission. Majoor noted that the Dutch Chief of Defense
    would consult with SACEUR directly on this same question.
    According to Majoor, if non-Uruzgan options were identified,
    it might be possible to garner support and incorporate them
    into Dutch senior level discussions. Majoor said that Dutch
    senior leadership would meet on December 7 to debate its
    future role in Afghanistan.

    The NATO SYG Takes A Tough Line
    ---------------------------

    ¶5. (C/NF) The NATO SYG responded to the Dutch PermRep with a
    stern message for The Netherlands to stay and continue as the
    lead nation in Uruzgan province. Rasmussen said he was
    investing lots of time and effort encouraging nations to
    increase their military and financial contributions in
    Afghanistan. In his view, he was asking many countries to
    make difficult decisions and found it contrary to his efforts
    to help the Dutch, simultaneously, reduce its forces. The
    NATO SYG thought that a reduction of a Dutch presence in
    Uruzgan would counterbalance years of efforts it undertook to
    build good relations with local officials and acquire an
    understanding of the local situation. Separately, the SYG
    told us he was content to let the Dutch continue to feel the
    political pressure from Allies than offer an exit strategy
    too early. The SYG also informed the Ambassador that he
    would call Prime Minister Balkenende to deliver a stern
    message directly.

    Will The U.S. Lead When We Leave?
    ----------------------------

    ¶6. (C/NF) Majoor asked Ambassador Daalder if the U.S. would
    volunteer as the lead nation in Uruzgan after the Dutch

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    stepped down. Additionally, Majoor asked the U.S. to
    consider providing force protection to civilian elements of
    its PRT, if The Hague decided to continue Dutch development
    efforts in Uruzgan province. Ambassador Daalder promised to
    refer the questions to Washington in order to get an answer
    before the December 7 meeting in The Hague.

    Request For Guidance
    ----------------------

    ¶7. (C/NF) Request for Guidance: Mission requests guidance
    for use with the Dutch senior leadership on the following
    questions:

    -- Will the U.S. volunteer to be the lead nation in Uruzgan
    province after the Dutch step down from the role?

    -- Would the U.S. provide force protection to Dutch civilian
    PRT elements allowed to remain in Uruzgan after a drawdown of
    Dutch military forces in the province?

    -- Is there a coherent, military role the Dutch could play
    within its available capacity outside of Uruzgan?

    DAALDER

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